Joshua's Third Birthday

Happy Birthday, Joshua! You may be three but as long as I'm living my baby you'll be!

His birthday was on Tuesday and I packed the day full. After taking the three big kids to school, Joshua and I went to Stone's Old Fashioned Donut Shop. It reminds me of a tea room. He picked out a donut with pink icing and we sat at a tall table on a couple of stools and shared a milk. Next we went to the store so he could pick out a small present. We bought a really fun animal game that we played with Aulora after she was done with school.

As soon as the oldest two were out of school we went to Chuck E. Cheese. (No crowds at 3:30 on a Tuesday!) After that was Aulora's first ballet lesson (soon coming post), dinner at Chickfila, and then home for presents and cake. It was just all of us and Grandmamma (my mom).

The first time he's ever really played air hockey.

No, he's not competitive at all. Where would he even inherit such a thing??

Julia was a patient teacher.

Cheese pizza!

John David helps him go up in the rocket ship.

Julia was his "buddy" for this Chuck E. Cheese trip. (The big kids take turns buddying up with Joshua when we go there. They do an incredible job!)

John David brought in the cake while we sang. It wasn't fancy but it was yummy! Joshua insisted on a "vanilla" cake even though all the other kids tried repeatedly to talk him into chocolate. They even resorted to telling him vanilla tasted like throw up. Gross! He didn't fall for it though.

There's always lots of help opening presents!

Julia gave him her Zhu Zhu pet she "wrapped" in a spider man lunch box. That child loves giving presents. He also received some interactive Toy Story books, shoes and beanbag toss from Granmamma and Dodie, a Thomas the Train set and dvds from Gran and D, and a game, Buzz sun glasses and Larry Mobile from Mommy and Daddy.

Looking back to that special day three years ago....